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California employees have filed lawsuits alleging they are not properly paid for time spent donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE ) and other safety gear, special uniforms or other clothing required for their jobs. In addition to putting on and taking off work gear, such wage and hour lawsuits may also encompass allegations involvi... - CDC Sued for Violation of Privacy
May-1-09 Atlanta, GA This isn't about swine flu, but there are parallels nonetheless. In a modern, democratic society—of which the US is justly proud—the provision for basic civil human rights is a hallmark of life in a respectful and advanced population. When that hallmark is sullied through a breach in civil and human rights, civil rights law is there to pr... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis: Four Have Died During Extractions
Apr-8-09 Washington, DC Two years after Medtronic stopped selling the vilified Sprint Fidelis lead, there is a growing concern as to its continued viability—and while Medtronic and the medical community in general recommend not replacing working leads unless they fail, some doctors are doing just that. The problem lay with the tricky surgery necessary to... - Duragesic Fentanyl Patch Results in Death of Six-Year-Old
Apr-6-09 New York, NY In a telling commentary of just how dangerous the Duragesic patch can be, a New York woman inadvertently caused the death of a six-year-old foster child in her care after giving the child a fentanyl patch. While it is not known if the patch was one of the units identified in a Duragesic recall, the tragic story highlights just how potent and... - Denied Hepaptitis C Drug Coverage Lawsuit News and Information
Consumers are filing lawsuits against insurers who deny them access to Harvoni treatment, alleging the drug should be covered by their insurance. Among the insurance companies that currently face Harvoni lawsuits—or those who could potentially face them—are Anthem Blue Cross, Florida Blue Cross and United Healthcare. Harvoni Harvoni, s... - Unum Disability Insurance Claimant Wins Reinstatement of LTD Benefits
Jan-8-19 Santa Ana, CA On November 20, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California handed Pamela Fleming a resounding victory in her Unum disability insurance lawsuit. Unum had been paying her LTD benefits since 2005, after a serious and well-documented neck injury sustained in a car accident. A change in her treating physician and a br... - ERISA Lawsuit to Be Heard by Supreme Court in February
Feb-6-15 Washington, DC An ERISA lawsuit concerning the statute of limitations in ERISA plan claims will be heard by the Supreme Court this month. The lawsuit, Tibble, et al vs. Edison International, et al, originally involved claims about imprudent investments for a company ERISA plan, but the Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the statute of limit... - How Will Neuberger Sale Affect Mutual Funds?
Dec-12-08 New York, NY Now that the dust has settled and Lehman Brothers' Neuberger Berman group has been sold, investors are left wondering what effect the sale will have on their mutual funds. While Neuberger officials say that Neuberger mutual funds and other investments are stable, investors are left to wonder if that really is the case, or if they are just be... - Report: $1.3 Billion in Top ERISA Class-Action Settlements in 2014
Jan-8-15 Chicago, IL An annual report of workplace litigation reveals that in 2014, ERISA lawsuits netted more than $1.3 billion in settlements, making 2014 the highest for ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) plan settlement figures in recent history. Although the number of ERISA lawsuits was down by the end of 2014, a few massive ERISA settlements... - Pop Goes the Commercial Contract: Jackson and Prince Are Served
Nov-18-08 Chanhassen, MN Ah, boys will be boys. Even really popular boys, who are loved and revered by millions. But sorry boys, a contract is a contract—and when commercial contracts are breached for any reason, you can expect to be slammed with commercial contract law unless you can prove that the commercial contract was not worth the paper it was signed on. ... - Not All Denied Disability Claims Are Equal
Nov-5-14 Baltimore, MD When it comes to dealing with denied disability , not all claims are equal. Bad faith insurance lawsuits are filed alleging disability claims have been improperly denied. In some cases, the policyholder is right and the insurance company has shown poor conduct. But sometimes, insurance policies are properly denied. The key is knowing when... - Mother with Post-Partum Depression Denied Disability Benefits by Hartford
Oct-10-18 Chicago, IL: Even though Angela tried to return to work after suffering from postpartum depression, her boss advised that she apply for long term disability with Hartford Health Insurance. But Hartford didn’t agree with Angela’s boss. “I was pregnant and my job was very stressful at the time. I talked with my supervisors and they said I should a... - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Stock Options Case
Oct-4-14 Washington, DC The US Supreme Court will hear an ERISA lawsuit alleging a company provided imprudent investments for an ERISA plan. The case was taken to the Supreme Court after lower courts found that employees at Edison International could not file suit because the statute of limitations on the employee benefits claim had run out. According to CF... - Duragesic Transdermal Pain Patch: Be Very, Very Careful...
Apr-27-08 Morgantown, WV Although legal and available only by prescription, fentanyl—the active ingredient in the Duragesic transdermal pain patch—can be used in the comfort of your own home, where there are generally no nurses to afford supervision, and no one to remind you that misused, this pain patch could kill you. The Duragesic patch, which is... - SAG-AFTRA Health Plan To Pay $15M To Wrap ERISA Suit
Apr-27-23 Santa Clara, CA The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The ERISA lawsuit , initially filed in 2020 by late actor and former SAG president, Ed Asner, and nine other defendants claimed that the health plan improperly denied... - ERISA Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Subsidiary Gets Class Action Status
Jan-7-22 Madison, WI On December 15, the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin agreed that plaintiffs in a lawsuit against UMR, the benefits administrator for employer-sponsored UnitedHealth insurance plans, could proceed as a class. As many as 1,600 individuals may ultimately be included in ERISA lawsuit . This appears to have weighed heavily in... - Disability Claims Consultant Explains Unum’s Latest Practice to Dispute or Deny Long Term Disability Benefits
Aug-14-18 Santa Clara, CA: As a disability claims consultant and former Unum employee, Linda Nee knows just about every trick in the insurance company’s books to dispute and deny disability benefits to claimants. She says that Unum, or First Unum is “nickel and diming” its policy holders by alleging overpayments associated with SSDI and other monthly earnin... - Duragesic: This Patch Could Stop Your Heart
Mar-11-08 Toronto, ON The active ingredient contained in the recalled Duragesic pain patch is a synthetic opioid analgesic that is considered to be several times more potent than heroin. The makers of the Duragesic patch containing fentanyl have recalled the patches over concern that a breach in the patch reservoir could pose an overdose hazard to both patient,... - National City Bank Investigated for Possible ERISA Breach
Feb-12-08 Cleveland, OH The bank credited with writing the very first mortgage in America has also joined the ranks of those suffering huge losses thanks to the nation's credit crisis. In so doing, National City Bank may have breached its fiduciary duties surrounding prudent management of National City 401(k) retirement Plans. According to provisions contained... - Schering-Plough: Dragging Heels on Vytorin Study, a Breach of ERISA?
Feb-5-08 Kenilworth, NJ The long-awaited, and long-delayed release of the ENHANCE study on the effects and efficacy of the cholesterol drug Vytorin (Zocor combined with Zetia) may have done more than raise the ire of doctors and the medical community: it also may have ticked off investors of Schering-Plough , one of the two manufacturers involved in Vytorin. The...